as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
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as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
a school founded to educate the children of the upper class
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Recent Examples of upper-class
wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 July 2025
Prod: Fernando Lolli) Fer, 16, battles to escape his father’s shady dealings and house, which compares unfavorably to those of his upper-class high school friends.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2025
Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Most English-speakers in India are from the country's country's middle and upper classes.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
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Adjective
Conversations around screen time tend to center middle- or to upper-class norms, values, and realities.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 July 2025
Prod: Fernando Lolli) Fer, 16, battles to escape his father’s shady dealings and house, which compares unfavorably to those of his upper-class high school friends.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2025
Noun
But, if people come to believe or experience that the country’s poor, needy, disabled or elderly are worse off because safety-net programs were sacrificed to fund tax cuts for the upper class, will the tax cuts matter?
—Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Most English-speakers in India are from the country's country's middle and upper classes.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-class
Adjective
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The psychological drama, which stars Satya Dev in the title role, showcases an elaborate poster featuring the actor in aristocratic regalia surrounded by peacock feathers and ornate details.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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The $80,000 price tag includes two people and almost all expenses, including five-star accommodations and a range of one-of-a-kind activities that immerse travelers in Italian culture, history, and aristocratic lifestyle, all in the lap of luxury.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In his letters, Chekhov could sound like Ivan, lambasting the blinkered privilege of Russia’s aristocracy and the state of poverty in which most of the people were mired in.—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Wealthy Americans, meanwhile, some flush with robber-baron fortunes, flocked to the house to acquire the sheen of aristocracy by association.—
Leslie Camhi,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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Another constitutional clause that was removed from the Library of Congress' website included a line that bars Congress from offering Americans titles of nobility — a limitation that sought to safeguard the United States government from being influenced by European monarchies.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Robert is a marquis, inheritor of an ancient title of nobility, who nonetheless has German Jewish ancestry, something that attracts the attention of other characters.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
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Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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In 2024, the floor to be part of America's upper crust — the top 1% of earners — was $787,700, according to a recent analysis of IRS data from financial technology company SmartAsset.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Jan. 2025
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Public Health and Race in Los Angeles, 1879-1939, Natalia Molina systematically breaks down how, more than a century ago, the Chinese, Japanese, and Mexican communities of Los Angeles were portrayed as health threats to the white gentry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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This differed from Europe, where land ownership was immobilized by gentry classes who housed and employed farmers.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 June 2025
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-class. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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